Cuff link construction



HZTOE/VEY e 0 mm 1 V i TAEGTSTROEM CUFF LINK CONSTRUCTION Filed April 15, 1948 July 25, 1950 Patented July 25, 1950 UNITED rsrnTE -s PAr eN T G'F 'F- "CUFF CONSTRUCTION iIngemar Taegtstr-oem, New'aY'oitk, I12, as's'ign'orto Ja'cques'Kreisler Manufacturing Corporae tion, .North Bergen; N. J =acorporation AppIicatiom-ApriIiS, 1948', ':'Serial'-l\To. 21,1'93

iielaims. 1

"This invention relates to cuff l-ir'iks; an'd more especially. to-cuff 5 links of the type haifing opposite ends" or shields on arigid connecting ishank f which-at least" one 'shield is hinge'ol' onlthe shank.

It ris the primary obj eat of the"pre'sent inven= tion to provi'de a cuff link of-this type whi'ch is of exceptionally strongconstruction, and' o'f which the exposed shields and shank may' nevertheless' beformed solely with a view towar'd len'cl ing to the pun link-a 1 pleasing appearance-without giving regard to it strength ofconstruction;

It' is anoth'er important object of the I present invention to I provide a cuiT I link i of this" t'ype of which the hinged shield may'snap into certai-n preassi'gned angular-dispositionson the shanl by azspring action'which assuredly' w'ill'remain strong and positive overa long period'oftime.

"It' is another important object'of the prese'r it invention to form the shank of '-the' cuff l'i'nk as a convenient receptacle "for a relatively-strong. spring that lends to-the'hinged shieldits strong snap-action into the several angula'r dispositions ontheshank.

It is another important object of*the present invention to. provide a cuff link of thi type which consists of a few simple '"prats that may readily be assembled in a fashion requiring hardly any skill. The above "and other objects, featuresand advantages of the present invention will be-more fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying. illustrative drawings.

1m the drawings:

lFig: 1 is 1a "front" elevation, drawn at'ia'n'tenlarged scale, of a'cufilin'k embodying tnepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same cufl link;

Fig. 3 is a section through the cuff link as taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section through the cuff link as taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a section through the cuff link as taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral [0 designates a coil link of the type having opposite ends or shields I2 and a rigid connecting stem or shank [4. As customary in cufi links of this type, one of the shields, in the present instance the shield I2, i hingedly mounted on the adjacent end of the shank l4 so that the shield may be tilted from the disposition shown in Figs. 1 and 4 against either side of the shank i4, and vice-versa. The shank l4 of the cuff link is, in th present instance, formed orrseveral parts of which the*oute'r'ndost exposed Dai -t is" in" the fo'rm' Of a tubularsleeve' lii oi gfi erally ablong cross section (Fig. 5) Fittin'gl cei'ved in the sleeve": i6" is an anchor member-18 which-is generally U -'shaped, being provided with spaced legs" 2 0 and -a ico'nnecting .en'd or yoke 22;: The sl'eeve l tf is, in the present instancacurved in side elevation (Figs. 'Z and 3 an'd the spaced legs 2'0 "6f the anchor member' are accordingly curved-and in 'enga'genient -with the most widely spaced' wall po'rtions fi of i the sleev'e' I 6 (Figs; 3' and 5). "The' anchor inember ifFmay pro vided with opposite Inge-"28 that 1 register witli notches 29; respectively, inthe adjacent en of the sleeve'ili (Fig. 3). The'anchormemberf' ffl may be" press fittedinto the :sleeve i6 -=a*rid may additionally be secured therein 'in -any siiitable manner,- as *by sol'dering', for instance. The nonhinged shield l2 may be secured 'to theafdj'acent endof the': shank I 4 in any-suitable manner. "In the "present instance, the shild" "i 2" -i's shown providedwith a tubular extension 30 *that'may fit over the "-ad'jacent'--end of the-"shankfl' l' and he perma'nently securedthereto, as'by soldering, for instance.

As "previously stated; the other 's hi'eld f 2' is hingedl'yconne'ct'ed to the adj acent end of I the shank" I4"ofthe'cniflinkl To thisen'd, the shield i' 2 is provided with "arearwardly *eXten'ding lug 34 through whichextends' a pivot: pin-36 that is anchored "with its "ends i in apertures 38 "in Tthe ends 40'of'the legs 201' The aperturedfend's"40- offtlie legs2ii'pr'oject toth'e outside or thesle'eve [6 "andstraddle' the lug"34"'on"the ishield f2? as shown in Fig. "3; In "the resent instance; ftn'e' apertures"3'8 in the leg ends '40 are in the form of elongated slots. The pivot pin 36 is held against axial movement in any suitable manner, as by heading the ends thereof as shown at 42.

Located in the sleeve i6 between the opposite legs 20 of the anchor member [8, and bearing with its ends against the yoke 22 of the anchor member and the lug 34 on the shield l2, respectively, is a compression spring 44 which is preferably of the wire type illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. Thus the instant spring 44 is formed to resemble a w, of which the outer legs 46 bear against the yoke 22 and the shield lug 34, respectively. The spring :44 is so precompressed that its latch end 46' bears with considerable force against the adjacent lug 34 on the hinged shield l2. The lug 34 on the shield I2 is provided with spaced indentions or notches 50 which are adapted for releasable interlock with the adjacent latch end 46' of the spring in the beforeto the cuff link a pleasing appearance, and without having regard to the strength of the construction of the cuff link. The instant provision of housing the sprin in the shank of the cuff link also permits the use of a relatively large and strong spring 44 which may be made to exert a considerable yielding force against the shield lug 34 without noticeably tiring over a long period of use, wherefore the pivoted shield I2 will always be locked firmly, though releasably, in any one of its preassigned angular dispositions on the shank I4. The preferred formation of the spring 44 into W-shape and its specific location in the anchor member it may serve the additional purpose of increasing the compression of the spring by depressing the same to the extent where the apex 56 of the inner legs 58 of the spring is forced against the adjacent leg 20 of the anchor member, whereby the spring is divided at the apex 56 into separately compressible sections. The aggregate of the compression of these sections is, of course, considerably greater than the compression of. the same spring if the same were, on compression, deflected the same amount without, however, being forced with its apex 56 against the adjacent leg 20 of the anchor member.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the present invention without departing from the underlying idea or principles of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a cuff link, the combination of a tubular shank of generally oblong cross section, a U- shaped member in said shank, said member having spaced legs and a connectin end portion, said legs extending longitudinally of said shank in engagement with the most widely spaced opposite wall portions thereof, and projecting with their ends to the outside of said shank, a shield having a portion hingedly mounted on said projecting leg ends, and a compressed spring in said shank between said legs and interposed between 4 said connecting end portion and shield portion, the latter being provided with spaced indentions adapted releasably to interlock with said spring in different angular dispositions of said shield on said member.

2. The combination in a cufi link as set forth in claim 1, in which said projecting leg ends are apertured, and said shield portion is also apertured and straddled by said projecting leg ends, and a pin extends through the aligned apertures in said leg ends and shield portion for the hinged mounting of said shield on said leg ends.

3. In a cufi link, the combination of a tubular shank of generally oblong cross section, a U- shaped member in said shank, said member having spaced legs with apertured ends and a connecting end portion, said legs extending longitudinally of said shank in engagement with the most widely spaced opposite wall portions thereof, and projecting with their apertured ends to the outside of said shank, a shield having a projecting apertured lug extending longitudinally between said projecting leg ends, a pin extending through the aligned apertures of said leg ends and shield lug for pivotally mounting the latter on the former, and a flat endwise compressed wire spring extending in said shank in zig-zag fashion between said legs and resiliently engaging with its opposite ends said connecting end portion and shield lug, respectively, said shield lug being provided with spaced indentions adapted releasably to interlock with the adjacent, spring end in difierent angular dispositions of said shield on said member.

,4. The combination in a cuff link as set forth in claim 3, in which said member is substantially of the same thickness as the wire of the spring, said spring is W-shaped and confined in said member by the most-narrowly spaced opposite wall portions of said shank, and the outer legs of said spring bear uniformly against said connectin end portion and shield lug, respectively, and the indentions in said shield lug extend longitudinally of the latter.

INGEMAR TAEGTSTROEM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 242,975 Pitts et a1 June 14, 1881 524,277 Jones Aug. 7, 1894 1,333,228 Stuart Mar. 9, 1920 

